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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Change in Venue
Took a little time from Thursday to Monday to work from North Conway, NH. Even a Mountain of a Man needs a change of venue once in a while, and though I was on line and got a lot of work done, we had the chance to meet with friends and enjoy the autumn mountains.
A nice lunch with Christos and Yolanda Laganos at the Mount Washington Hotel on Saturday was followed by a visit to Brendt d' Orio and his trophy wife, former POTY, Kerry d' Orio with their cute kids at their new mountain house retreat.
Christos was in the first grade with the MOAM, and is one of my favorite Facebook friends, and Brendt was Ryan's first friend when he moved to Marblehead in the 2nd grade. Two great visits in the same afternoon.
Brendt complained that I haven't been picking Peeps of the Week for awhile, and I guess I'll rev up that feature again.... as despicable/enjoyable as it is.
Henry the Cat threw up in the Ford F-150 both to North Conway and back to Marblehead, so the cab is a little rank. More than usual even. He doesn't travel well.
A nice lunch with Christos and Yolanda Laganos at the Mount Washington Hotel on Saturday was followed by a visit to Brendt d' Orio and his trophy wife, former POTY, Kerry d' Orio with their cute kids at their new mountain house retreat.
Christos was in the first grade with the MOAM, and is one of my favorite Facebook friends, and Brendt was Ryan's first friend when he moved to Marblehead in the 2nd grade. Two great visits in the same afternoon.
Brendt complained that I haven't been picking Peeps of the Week for awhile, and I guess I'll rev up that feature again.... as despicable/enjoyable as it is.
Henry the Cat threw up in the Ford F-150 both to North Conway and back to Marblehead, so the cab is a little rank. More than usual even. He doesn't travel well.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Freud D1040X Diablo 10-Inch
I picked up this cool Freud D1040X Diablo 10-Inch 40-Tooth ATB General Purpose Saw Blade with 5/8-Inch Arbor and PermaShield Coating from Home Depot today.I had hit a metal drill bit holder by accident with my Hitachi 10" Miter Saw, and it immediately dulled the blade. Transferred the existing 10" blade from my DeWalt portable table saw to the Hitachi to finish the job at hand, but then was left with the need to replenish the DeWalt.
The blade has a lot of engineering features to produce a thin kerf cut for both crosscut and ripcut applications. Only cost $29.97 at both Home Depot and Amazon.
Freud is an Italian company that makes top notch saw blades and router bits, and it will be interesting to see how this blade performs as I put the finishing touches on the Secret Project.
And no... I've decided to keep the Secret Project ... secret.
You nosey Peeps already know way to much about the Mountain of a Man's personal life.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Support for a Veteran
I never served in the military.
Came close when I was a Corporal in the Horse Calvary at Army ROTC at UMASS Amherst.
We were taught how to march, and spent a lot of classtime regarding military history, strategy and tactics. The Army Captains also were talking up Vietnam.... what a beautiful country it was.... and how after the war it would be converted to a huge tropical resort. It was propaganda pure and simple.
But by the beginning of my Junior year in 1973, the Vietnam War had ended, and I had a draft number that insured that I would not be drafted, so I turned in my uniform.
It just didn't seem necessary to continue, but there is a part of me that has always regretted the decision.
My Grandfather,Jeremiah Nestor, served in WWI in the trenches in France where he was gassed by the Germans, and never really recovered.
My Father, John Nestor, served in the US Coast Guard during WWII, escorting shipping convoys across the North Atlantic. He spent a year in the Hospital with Battle Fatique after being blown off of a ship and spending an inordinate time in the ocean. He could never discuss the experience... would just choke up and I never prodded.
My Cousin, Atty. John N. Nestor served as B-17 Flying Fortress pilot and flew 125 missions over Europe in WWII - five times the required amount. It was a miracle that he beat the statistics and didn't die.
My Father in Law, Joe LeBlanc, was blown off of his jeep by a Chinese tank in the Korean War and spent time as a Prisoner of War.
But, my Father was staunchly against the Vietnam War, and was afraid that I would have to serve. He once said that he would shoot me in the foot if I was drafted, and I believed that he was not kidding about that. At his insistence, I joined Army ROTC at UMASS because he felt that as a 2nd Lieutenant, I would have a better chance of survival.
There are a lot of stats regarding the mortality rate of 2nd Lieutenants in Vietnam... suffice it to say that I think that my Father's hypothesis was "dead" wrong.
Regardless... if I had remained in ROTC and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant at graduation, it would have been a couple of years of peacetime service.
Yet, I so admire those that have served. Maybe it is in my blood from family veterans who served with distinction and made significant sacrifices by their military experience.
It is a central reason for my support of Seth Moulton in his bid to be elected Congressman of the Sixth Massachusetts District. Even though I cringe at the Hard Line Democrats that are buzzing around him like flies on shit, I respect his four tours of duty in Iraq, and will support him based on that alone.
Came close when I was a Corporal in the Horse Calvary at Army ROTC at UMASS Amherst. We were taught how to march, and spent a lot of classtime regarding military history, strategy and tactics. The Army Captains also were talking up Vietnam.... what a beautiful country it was.... and how after the war it would be converted to a huge tropical resort. It was propaganda pure and simple.
But by the beginning of my Junior year in 1973, the Vietnam War had ended, and I had a draft number that insured that I would not be drafted, so I turned in my uniform.
It just didn't seem necessary to continue, but there is a part of me that has always regretted the decision.
My Grandfather,Jeremiah Nestor, served in WWI in the trenches in France where he was gassed by the Germans, and never really recovered.
My Father, John Nestor, served in the US Coast Guard during WWII, escorting shipping convoys across the North Atlantic. He spent a year in the Hospital with Battle Fatique after being blown off of a ship and spending an inordinate time in the ocean. He could never discuss the experience... would just choke up and I never prodded.
My Cousin, Atty. John N. Nestor served as B-17 Flying Fortress pilot and flew 125 missions over Europe in WWII - five times the required amount. It was a miracle that he beat the statistics and didn't die.
My Father in Law, Joe LeBlanc, was blown off of his jeep by a Chinese tank in the Korean War and spent time as a Prisoner of War.
But, my Father was staunchly against the Vietnam War, and was afraid that I would have to serve. He once said that he would shoot me in the foot if I was drafted, and I believed that he was not kidding about that. At his insistence, I joined Army ROTC at UMASS because he felt that as a 2nd Lieutenant, I would have a better chance of survival.
There are a lot of stats regarding the mortality rate of 2nd Lieutenants in Vietnam... suffice it to say that I think that my Father's hypothesis was "dead" wrong.
Regardless... if I had remained in ROTC and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant at graduation, it would have been a couple of years of peacetime service.
Yet, I so admire those that have served. Maybe it is in my blood from family veterans who served with distinction and made significant sacrifices by their military experience.
It is a central reason for my support of Seth Moulton in his bid to be elected Congressman of the Sixth Massachusetts District. Even though I cringe at the Hard Line Democrats that are buzzing around him like flies on shit, I respect his four tours of duty in Iraq, and will support him based on that alone.
Tuna LipsSaid
I am with you there, boom master. I didn't cotton to them pickle-sniffing sorts.
U-S-A! U-S-A!
U-S-A! U-S-A!
Monday, October 13, 2014
Talking Politics
Peeps....
I've been noticing lately that some of my Friends really are uncomfortable talking about politics.
I've never felt that way. Maybe being a political science major in college, and always being interested in history and geography have given me a sense of security with the subject.
In my own situation, I was brought up in an Irish Catholic working class democratic household. Everytime I would ask my father who he voted for, he would answer, "The Best Man." My mother always reminded me that Democrats were for the working man, and Republicans were for the rich.
When I was in the sixth grade, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, which had a devastating effect on my family. He was our first Irish Catholic President. But the words that resonate with me to this day... "Ask NOT what your Country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.".... told the Liberals of the day to stand for themselves and contribute.... not look for Government to take care of you.
The Vietnam War raged through my high school years, and ended during my sophomore year in college.... it made no sense to me.... trying to interfere with the affairs of that country under the pretense of stopping communism. And the Civil Right movement was in full swing, with the inherent injustice of institutionalized racism being challenged and dismantled. President Nixon lied about burglarizing Democratic campaign records, and I was happy to see him resign his office.
I was a stanch Liberal in those days. Liberals were for change, and I believed that change was right. In fact, I could not understand how anyone could be a conservative. We grew our hair long, our music was radicalized and we railed against "the Establishment".
I think we were right... and things started to change.
The environment was cleaned up with sweeping legislation and rules on the way business was conducted.
Affirmative Action changed the damages caused by years of racism and created opportunities for the advancement of minorities in education, business, and over quality of life. It grabbed racism by the nose and forged situations that our culture would have taken decades to overcome.
Ronald Reagan stared down Communism and this oppressive Leftist system of large autocratic government collapsed under its own ineptitude.
In my personal business, I found the freedom to sink or swim based upon my own competence and business acumen. I demonstrated to myself that I could survive by my own wits and never looked to others to provide a safety net.
But slowly, Democrats started to piss me off.... Jimmy Carter was incompetent, Bill Clinton diddled with an intern, while his wife Hilary claimed he was the victim of "a vast right wing conspiracy". For the first time since Nixon, I started to feel that I was being lied to by the President. There was a disingenuous slime factor about the Clinton's that I feel to this day. I was happy when George W. Bush invaded Iraq to rid the world of an Hitler figure in Saddam Hussein... and proud that America led the world in this effort.
I had a profound dislike for Al Gore, Jr. His global warming, Nobel Prize winning hypothesis on Global Warming and his claim to have invented the Internet started to sway me to the opinion that Liberals had gone looney. And John Kerry... please.... coming from Massachusetts, I had watched his manipulative and conniving career first hand.
But when Barack Obama was first elected, there was a part of me that was elated. We had elected an African American to the highest office in the land. I'm not going to rant here against Obama. The kindest thing that I can say is that the country is guilty of wishful thinking and rushed to elect a completely unprepared and unqualified candidate. We listened to our hearts and not our heads.
Which brings me to my present situation.
Winston Churchill said, "If you are twenty and not a Liberal, you have no heart... and If you are forty and are not a Conservative, your have no head."
While I still protect my unenrolled "Independent" political party designation, I now find myself frustrated that Democrats have abandoned the exaltation by John Kennedy, and call for an entitlement state with no budgetary controls. Does that make me a Republican or a Conservative?
I wish it didn't, but that's where I see myself landing these days.
I've been noticing lately that some of my Friends really are uncomfortable talking about politics.
I've never felt that way. Maybe being a political science major in college, and always being interested in history and geography have given me a sense of security with the subject.
In my own situation, I was brought up in an Irish Catholic working class democratic household. Everytime I would ask my father who he voted for, he would answer, "The Best Man." My mother always reminded me that Democrats were for the working man, and Republicans were for the rich.
When I was in the sixth grade, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, which had a devastating effect on my family. He was our first Irish Catholic President. But the words that resonate with me to this day... "Ask NOT what your Country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.".... told the Liberals of the day to stand for themselves and contribute.... not look for Government to take care of you.
The Vietnam War raged through my high school years, and ended during my sophomore year in college.... it made no sense to me.... trying to interfere with the affairs of that country under the pretense of stopping communism. And the Civil Right movement was in full swing, with the inherent injustice of institutionalized racism being challenged and dismantled. President Nixon lied about burglarizing Democratic campaign records, and I was happy to see him resign his office.
I was a stanch Liberal in those days. Liberals were for change, and I believed that change was right. In fact, I could not understand how anyone could be a conservative. We grew our hair long, our music was radicalized and we railed against "the Establishment".
I think we were right... and things started to change.
The environment was cleaned up with sweeping legislation and rules on the way business was conducted.
Affirmative Action changed the damages caused by years of racism and created opportunities for the advancement of minorities in education, business, and over quality of life. It grabbed racism by the nose and forged situations that our culture would have taken decades to overcome.
Ronald Reagan stared down Communism and this oppressive Leftist system of large autocratic government collapsed under its own ineptitude.
In my personal business, I found the freedom to sink or swim based upon my own competence and business acumen. I demonstrated to myself that I could survive by my own wits and never looked to others to provide a safety net.
But slowly, Democrats started to piss me off.... Jimmy Carter was incompetent, Bill Clinton diddled with an intern, while his wife Hilary claimed he was the victim of "a vast right wing conspiracy". For the first time since Nixon, I started to feel that I was being lied to by the President. There was a disingenuous slime factor about the Clinton's that I feel to this day. I was happy when George W. Bush invaded Iraq to rid the world of an Hitler figure in Saddam Hussein... and proud that America led the world in this effort.
I had a profound dislike for Al Gore, Jr. His global warming, Nobel Prize winning hypothesis on Global Warming and his claim to have invented the Internet started to sway me to the opinion that Liberals had gone looney. And John Kerry... please.... coming from Massachusetts, I had watched his manipulative and conniving career first hand.
But when Barack Obama was first elected, there was a part of me that was elated. We had elected an African American to the highest office in the land. I'm not going to rant here against Obama. The kindest thing that I can say is that the country is guilty of wishful thinking and rushed to elect a completely unprepared and unqualified candidate. We listened to our hearts and not our heads.
Which brings me to my present situation.
Winston Churchill said, "If you are twenty and not a Liberal, you have no heart... and If you are forty and are not a Conservative, your have no head."
While I still protect my unenrolled "Independent" political party designation, I now find myself frustrated that Democrats have abandoned the exaltation by John Kennedy, and call for an entitlement state with no budgetary controls. Does that make me a Republican or a Conservative?
I wish it didn't, but that's where I see myself landing these days.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Ryan and Kim Got Married
It was another wedding spectacular last night as Ryan Nestor tied the knot with Kim Hause at a Crocker Park harborside ceremony conducted by Reverend for a Day, Tyler Gill. Chad Raleigh played the acoustical background guitar.
After the outdoor ceremony held in perfect weather, the party walked next door to the Boston Yacht Club, and the venue didn't disappoint with great food and a killer band. Chad sat in for lead guitar a couple times and ripped the place apart with his tremendous musical ability. I doubt that the staid old BYC has witnessed that type of rock talent much in its stately history.
To this MOAM, the highlights were too numerous to mention, but I would have to say that it was one of the most enjoyable weddings that I have attended. Ryan performed his Johnny B. Goode routine as well as ever, and the Dark and Stormies flowed like wine.
Johnny B. Goode Performance
It was nice to reconnect with many of Ryan and Kim's friends who I have known since they were little kids.
The day was the culmination of a weird and totally unpredictable path that calls to the fact that everything happens for a reason, and everything ultimately happens for the best. It's not up to us to evaluate or question God's plan too closely.... better just to trust and try to enjoy the ride.
After the outdoor ceremony held in perfect weather, the party walked next door to the Boston Yacht Club, and the venue didn't disappoint with great food and a killer band. Chad sat in for lead guitar a couple times and ripped the place apart with his tremendous musical ability. I doubt that the staid old BYC has witnessed that type of rock talent much in its stately history.
To this MOAM, the highlights were too numerous to mention, but I would have to say that it was one of the most enjoyable weddings that I have attended. Ryan performed his Johnny B. Goode routine as well as ever, and the Dark and Stormies flowed like wine.
Johnny B. Goode Performance
It was nice to reconnect with many of Ryan and Kim's friends who I have known since they were little kids.
The day was the culmination of a weird and totally unpredictable path that calls to the fact that everything happens for a reason, and everything ultimately happens for the best. It's not up to us to evaluate or question God's plan too closely.... better just to trust and try to enjoy the ride.
Friday, October 10, 2014
Ryan and Kim
Ryan and Kim are getting married tomorrow, and their rehearsal party was at Maddies Sail Loft in Marblehead tonight.
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Tomorrow the nuptials occur at Crocker Park, with a reception at the Boston Yacht Club.
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I love them both, wish them the best, and hope to observe their happiness long into the future.
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Tomorrow the nuptials occur at Crocker Park, with a reception at the Boston Yacht Club.
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I love them both, wish them the best, and hope to observe their happiness long into the future.
Let them Eat Cake
This faux water tank is
located in Creston, CA and stands roughly 53' tall and contains a
conventionally framed roof.
Not for nothing, but I vastly prefer the look of a modern communications facility rather than an old fashioned water tank.
I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Sometimes I wish that all of the carriers would just shut down the service for a day. Then with all of the whining and gnashing of teeth, we would reverse those naysayers who want Broadband but not Broadband antennas. Classic case of the entitlement generation wanting to have your cake and eat it too.
Not for nothing, but I vastly prefer the look of a modern communications facility rather than an old fashioned water tank.
I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Sometimes I wish that all of the carriers would just shut down the service for a day. Then with all of the whining and gnashing of teeth, we would reverse those naysayers who want Broadband but not Broadband antennas. Classic case of the entitlement generation wanting to have your cake and eat it too.
Tuesday, October 07, 2014
Nanepashemet Blog Ranking
There are over 150 million Blogs worldwide on the Internet.
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Teads of the United Kingdom rates this pathetic Blog as 11,447 in the World, and 5,757 in the United States.
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What the Hell do they know?
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As far as I'm concerned, we are Number 1... or at least in the Top Ten.
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Teads of the United Kingdom rates this pathetic Blog as 11,447 in the World, and 5,757 in the United States.
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What the Hell do they know?
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As far as I'm concerned, we are Number 1... or at least in the Top Ten.
Monday, October 06, 2014
Whacky Martha
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Peeps...
Those of you who know me best know that the MOAM sometimes makes mistakes.... sometimes forms the wrong judgement... misses the mark once in awhile.
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Course... not nearly as much as the rest of you.... but it happens nonetheless.
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So I appeal to you to set me straight in the unlikely event that I am wrong. But I don't think I am.
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We have the democratic gubernatorial candidate, Martha Coakley, running ads stating that her brother had a breakdown, and after her parents died, took his own life because "he had no place to go." And then she grimaces.
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I'm sorry, but my only conclusion is that there was no way he could ask his sister for help after their parents passed, ergo he committed suicide. So where the hell was Martha?.... and what is her point? That Government should have nurtured and guided her brother??? What was Martha's role?
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And how, in God's Green Earth, does Coakley think this will get our vote to make her Governor of Massachusetts????
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So Peeps.... What the hell am I missing? There must be something because this one just seems to be the wackiest Liberal political ad that I've seen in a long time.
Sunday, October 05, 2014
Get It Done
Working on the Secret Project this Sunday morning, and then I promised Mike that I would help him pick up his hardwood flooring stock at Lumber Liquidators this afternoon.
By the Patriots kickoff at 8:00 PM tonight, this MOAM will be a twisted mass of fatique but I'm looking forward to getting stuff done today.
By the Patriots kickoff at 8:00 PM tonight, this MOAM will be a twisted mass of fatique but I'm looking forward to getting stuff done today.
Friday, October 03, 2014
Worx Shredder
I've decided to mulch the crap out of any leaf that has the audacity to fall on my property this autumn. Bought this WORX WG430 13 amp Electric Leaf Mulcher/Shredder to back me up.
Baker gets the Nanepashemet Nod
Peeps... this is a personal plea. ~
In the name of all that is holy and decent in our lives, please don't cast your Massachusetts Governor vote for Martha Coakley. Her judgement as Attorney General has been arbitrary and vindictive in my opinion and she has been in pathetic lockstep with Liberal positions. No wonder the First Lady is cheering like a Pep Squad Sophomore.
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If you think that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will benefit from her stewartship as our Governor, then don't take my word for it... ask Betty Anne Waters, Dorothy Rabinowitz, or Tim Cahill. She trashes lives with impunity. There is a meanness and viciousness here that should never be part of the leadership of a democratic administration.
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My greatest fear is the bureaucrat who decides that checking a box or making a resume entry warrants destroying another person's life. If I'm wrong about Martha, then I'm happy to be corrected... but there is a pattern here that I find hard to deny.
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It would be different if we didn't have an alternative... but we do...a very good one.
Charlie Baker is a businessman with a proven managerial record of success in both the public and private sectors. I recommend that you vote for Charlie.
OK... I'm asking you to vote for Charlie.
After all... He just received the Nanepashemet Nod.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Typical Political Posturing
I hope that Seth Moulton runs on the issues, and not the usual drivel to the Democrat Sheep that spews that Republicans are bad people. I've already heard him blame the shut down of the Federal Government on Republicans, which is pure Bullshit. Obama was the one shutting down national parks selectively.... not his military golf course, and shutting down the White House tours while the Capital tours stayed open. Obama's failure to compromise due to his stubbornness and inexperience contributed at least 50%, Seth.
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I know you have to get elected, but I sure as Hell hope that you can raise the bar, and not be the typical pol catering to an unthinking and base emotional electorate.
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I know you have to get elected, but I sure as Hell hope that you can raise the bar, and not be the typical pol catering to an unthinking and base emotional electorate.
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Not Negating the Nod
The secret Project has been progressing nicely.... ahead of schedule actually. And I've been losing weight lugging 80lb. bags of concrete mix in the process.... so it's all good.
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But what is really bothering me in the meantime is the way Seth Moulton, who has garnered the Nanepashemet Nod in his bid for the 6th Massachusetts US Congressional seat, has been cozying up to Democrat Hacks in the District. I had hoped for a more individualistic stance, but I see him being swept up by hard liners.
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The latest was his Facebook poses with Elizabeth Warren, our Massachusetts US Senator who runs fast and loose with the truth and has no problem lying about her claim to be a Cherokee Indian... Sorry but I just can't let this one go... it speaks to the core for her character.... to lie about being a minority. Anything else that she says just lacks credibility knowing that she has no problem letting a whopper like this stay with her.
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Seth..... she also endorsed a liar, Congressman Tierney, before turning to you and your successful campaign with sloppy seconds.
I'm not Negating the Nod at this time, but I have to see some better judgement from you, Seth
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But what is really bothering me in the meantime is the way Seth Moulton, who has garnered the Nanepashemet Nod in his bid for the 6th Massachusetts US Congressional seat, has been cozying up to Democrat Hacks in the District. I had hoped for a more individualistic stance, but I see him being swept up by hard liners.
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The latest was his Facebook poses with Elizabeth Warren, our Massachusetts US Senator who runs fast and loose with the truth and has no problem lying about her claim to be a Cherokee Indian... Sorry but I just can't let this one go... it speaks to the core for her character.... to lie about being a minority. Anything else that she says just lacks credibility knowing that she has no problem letting a whopper like this stay with her.
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Seth..... she also endorsed a liar, Congressman Tierney, before turning to you and your successful campaign with sloppy seconds.
I'm not Negating the Nod at this time, but I have to see some better judgement from you, Seth
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Evidence and Balls
So last night, I'm cruising along on Facebook.... you know.... the usual attempt to amuse and annoy.... in no particular order.
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I post a thread about Vanna White from Wheel of Fortune, who after Sarah Palin, is one of my favorite Hotties. Then, I comment on a thread that a FB Friend of mine put up about the Public Broadcasting System, and how disingenuous they can be.
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It was an enjoyable way to pass a Tuesday evening.
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In the past year, I have blocked two people on Facebook. They both decided to get personal and make false accusations about me.... and life is too short to put up with that crap.... so I decided to use the option that Facebook has which is the ability to block any posts from them, and deny them access to yours.
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No harm, no foul.... and no more aggravation.,,,, so it was a fine solution for me.
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Over the course of the year, I would notice that some posts from old friends had comments that seemed out of context, and I ascertained that one of the Blocked parties was in the discussion. Who gives a shit... right?
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But then, in the middle of the thread tonight, I get a post that says I'm missing the good stuff, and that I should kiss and make up with one of my antagonists. Fair enough.... I like the guy who made the suggestion, so I unblocked the former offending party.
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Immediately his posts show up in the thread saying that he notices that I must be participating in the thread, because he can't see all of the entries and that it was funny that I blocked him, and that I was a "Blowhard" and a "Coward".
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So I call him out and tell him that he was hurting my feelings.
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Let's face it Peeps.... he was dead on that I am a "Blowhard"..... but I'm no "Coward" and have plenty of life's lumps to back that up.
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But everyone is entitled to their opinion.
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He posts that he has shamed me to unblock him.... so I glibly reply that he should be careful, or that I would have to give him another "time out".
I've known this guy since high school... never really gave him much thought.... most of my recollection is that he seemed to be a nice guy..... showed a weird mean streak once.... but everyone is an idiot in high school, so WTF.
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So Guess what... the guy who calls me a "Coward" because I blocked him..... immediately Blocks me. His posts in the thread disappear.
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Damn....
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You do the math, Peeps. If that is his belief, then Logic would dictate that he now has to paste the label on himself.
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In the years I've been on Facebook. I've never gotten personal......never called people names..... and I didn't tonight either. Course you have to make the exception for public figures like Chief Spreading Bull, our despicable lying US Senator Liz Warren, but public figures are fair game.
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Here I go again... being a "Blowhard".
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But don't ever call me a "Coward", unless you have the Evidence and the Balls to back it up.
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I post a thread about Vanna White from Wheel of Fortune, who after Sarah Palin, is one of my favorite Hotties. Then, I comment on a thread that a FB Friend of mine put up about the Public Broadcasting System, and how disingenuous they can be.
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It was an enjoyable way to pass a Tuesday evening.
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In the past year, I have blocked two people on Facebook. They both decided to get personal and make false accusations about me.... and life is too short to put up with that crap.... so I decided to use the option that Facebook has which is the ability to block any posts from them, and deny them access to yours.
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No harm, no foul.... and no more aggravation.,,,, so it was a fine solution for me.
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Over the course of the year, I would notice that some posts from old friends had comments that seemed out of context, and I ascertained that one of the Blocked parties was in the discussion. Who gives a shit... right?
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But then, in the middle of the thread tonight, I get a post that says I'm missing the good stuff, and that I should kiss and make up with one of my antagonists. Fair enough.... I like the guy who made the suggestion, so I unblocked the former offending party.
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Immediately his posts show up in the thread saying that he notices that I must be participating in the thread, because he can't see all of the entries and that it was funny that I blocked him, and that I was a "Blowhard" and a "Coward".
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So I call him out and tell him that he was hurting my feelings.
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Let's face it Peeps.... he was dead on that I am a "Blowhard"..... but I'm no "Coward" and have plenty of life's lumps to back that up.
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But everyone is entitled to their opinion.
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He posts that he has shamed me to unblock him.... so I glibly reply that he should be careful, or that I would have to give him another "time out".
I've known this guy since high school... never really gave him much thought.... most of my recollection is that he seemed to be a nice guy..... showed a weird mean streak once.... but everyone is an idiot in high school, so WTF.
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So Guess what... the guy who calls me a "Coward" because I blocked him..... immediately Blocks me. His posts in the thread disappear.
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Damn....
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You do the math, Peeps. If that is his belief, then Logic would dictate that he now has to paste the label on himself.
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In the years I've been on Facebook. I've never gotten personal......never called people names..... and I didn't tonight either. Course you have to make the exception for public figures like Chief Spreading Bull, our despicable lying US Senator Liz Warren, but public figures are fair game.
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Here I go again... being a "Blowhard".
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But don't ever call me a "Coward", unless you have the Evidence and the Balls to back it up.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Creating with a Kushlan
A lot of you inquisitive Peeps have been asking me about the Kushlan cement mixer lately.
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I don't blame you... it is one damn cool machine.
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With two 80 lb. bags of premix Quicrete and two gallons of water, this nifty model will quickly and quietly mix up a nice pour in no time. An 8' x8' two inch slab will take 18 to 20 bags,
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I spray the inside of mine with WD40 to keep the mix from sticking.
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Troweling out slab of concrete with a magnesium float
creates a satisfying feel of accomplishment.
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And don't be thinking you can borrow my Kushlan.... freaking buy your own.
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I don't blame you... it is one damn cool machine.
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With two 80 lb. bags of premix Quicrete and two gallons of water, this nifty model will quickly and quietly mix up a nice pour in no time. An 8' x8' two inch slab will take 18 to 20 bags,
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I spray the inside of mine with WD40 to keep the mix from sticking.
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Troweling out slab of concrete with a magnesium float
creates a satisfying feel of accomplishment.
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Saturday, September 20, 2014
Salt Marsh Home
We spent the day today moving Mike and Pam into their new house at Beverly Farms. It abuts a salt marsh and, as Scott McBurney said, has good bones. Plus the Beverly Farms village center is just down the road past West Beach, and has a nice package store where I bought some celebratory Magners Irish Cider and a six of Sam Adams to celebrate the move.
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Thanks to Scuba Steve Lewis, Official Mortgage Broker of Nanepashemet, for helping to make this happen.
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Mike and Pam will have many moments of enjoyment staring at that marsh, and I'm very happy for them.
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Thanks to Scuba Steve Lewis, Official Mortgage Broker of Nanepashemet, for helping to make this happen.
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Mike and Pam will have many moments of enjoyment staring at that marsh, and I'm very happy for them.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Carlos, My GrandDog
He and Henry the Cat have developed a healthy tolerance for one another that occasionally erupts when one decides to annoy the other.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
I Had a Dream Last Night
Last night, primarily due to my sleep apnea harness, I went into deep REM and experienced a very vivid dream.
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I dreamed that a young kid, who grew up in Indonesia from Communist parents, and was indoctrinated by extremely radical Chicago politicians and ideologues, went on to become the President of the United States.
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He ran a community action center, spent one term in the State Senate, one term in the US Senate, and then was swept into the Presidency.
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He started out by inspiring everyone with his incredible charisma and public speaking ability. But then, the ability to govern... to administer, compromise, and lead... failed him. His administration, which was promised as being a transparent process for all to see, became mired in narcissism and secrecy. The largess of he and his family as they traveled the US and the World, showed an extravagance and sense of entitlement at the expense of others that was disheartening.
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He won a Nobel Peace Prize before he ever made one executive decision, but then waffled in meeting challenges in the time frames in which they arose.
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Some supported him because he was Black, and others derided him for the same reason. Racism raised its ugly head in both instances.
He couldn't work with Congress, and didn't seem to listen to the advice of those around him, particularly his military staff. He looked for excuses and blame, and his sycophant supporters allowed a foggy perception of reality.
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The United States with its political, social, and business institutions weathered his ineptitude and incompetency, but lost the chance to lead the world to a stronger economy and more stable social and political order.
It was one of those weird, totally illogical dreams. I woke up before the dream was over.... don't know how it ended.
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I dreamed that a young kid, who grew up in Indonesia from Communist parents, and was indoctrinated by extremely radical Chicago politicians and ideologues, went on to become the President of the United States.
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He ran a community action center, spent one term in the State Senate, one term in the US Senate, and then was swept into the Presidency.
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He started out by inspiring everyone with his incredible charisma and public speaking ability. But then, the ability to govern... to administer, compromise, and lead... failed him. His administration, which was promised as being a transparent process for all to see, became mired in narcissism and secrecy. The largess of he and his family as they traveled the US and the World, showed an extravagance and sense of entitlement at the expense of others that was disheartening.
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He won a Nobel Peace Prize before he ever made one executive decision, but then waffled in meeting challenges in the time frames in which they arose.
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Some supported him because he was Black, and others derided him for the same reason. Racism raised its ugly head in both instances.
He couldn't work with Congress, and didn't seem to listen to the advice of those around him, particularly his military staff. He looked for excuses and blame, and his sycophant supporters allowed a foggy perception of reality.
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The United States with its political, social, and business institutions weathered his ineptitude and incompetency, but lost the chance to lead the world to a stronger economy and more stable social and political order.
It was one of those weird, totally illogical dreams. I woke up before the dream was over.... don't know how it ended.
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Getting Concrete with the Plan
I'm thinking of renting this cement mixer from Home Depot, or possibly making a purchase. The rental is $47.00 a day so I think that I will work to get the preparation completely ready, then rent it for three or four days.
It's a big change in plans to go with concrete, but in the end, will probably save time and money.
It's a big change in plans to go with concrete, but in the end, will probably save time and money.Saturday, September 13, 2014
Splitting Granite
Did a lot of work on the secret project today, it is coming along nicely but very labor intensive. When it is done, I may or may not disclose it.
One thing I will tell you is that I have mastered the technique of splitting stone using wedge and feathers. Before, I didn't drill the holes close enough or deep enough. The 1/2" holes have to be drilled at least three inches deep and three inches apart.
Once I corrected this, the strongest granite boulders cracked and split after a few pings with a hammer on the wedges inserted in the feathers.
One thing I will tell you is that I have mastered the technique of splitting stone using wedge and feathers. Before, I didn't drill the holes close enough or deep enough. The 1/2" holes have to be drilled at least three inches deep and three inches apart.
Once I corrected this, the strongest granite boulders cracked and split after a few pings with a hammer on the wedges inserted in the feathers.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Power of the Nanepashemet Nod
| MA - U.S. HOUSE DIST 6 - DEM | |||
| > | Seth Moulton | 34,455 | 49% |
| John Tierney (Inc.) | 28,882 | 41% | |
| Marisa DeFranco | 4,282 | 6% | |
| John Devine | 1,525 | 2% | |
| John Gutta | 687 | 1% | |
The power of the Nanepashemet Nod is mysterious indeed.
Course it doesn't work all the time... if fact, this is the first time that it has worked in years.
But there it is... for all you Peeps to see and admire.
I hope Seth Moulton proves to be worthy.
Monday, September 08, 2014
North Country Weekend
This weekend, I had a great time in North Conway. Mike and Pam dropped by as they were checking out venues in the Mountains for their big event, and Ryan and Kim brought up the Grandkids, Will and Ethan, for a visit to Storyland.
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It was the type of weekend that you live for.
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The only fly in the ointment was the Patriots game. Time Warner Cable had an issue providing service to the area in the first half, then when service resumed in the second half, the Pats game came apart. They'll regroup.
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It was kind of nice to get away from the Moulton-Tierney Congressional race as it intensified this weekend with election day next Tues. As you Peeps may have ascertained, the MOAM has invested a bit of emotion in his support of Moulton, who shapes up as a fresh, honest face with a solid record of military and academic accomplishment.
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In North Conway, the local news markets cover Portland, Maine and Manchester, NH, and both electorates appear to have a strong sprinkling of both Liberal and Conservative views. Scott Brown looks like he will have an uphill battle with Jeanne Shaheen if you take your indications from the number of roadside political signs that are scattered throughout the area.
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But what surprised me the most was the amount of political ads that place opponents in photo opportunities with President Obama and view that as a given negative.
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Generally, if you are a politician in a photo with the POTUS, it is a positive indication that the President supports you. That's why Presidents are a sought after commodity in local fund raising events. But each political ad in the North country that featured Obama posed a proof positive assumption that the candidate supported ObamaCare, Illegal Immigration or some other insidious policy that exposes the candidate in an unfavorable light.
You don't see those types of ads in the Boston Market.
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It was the type of weekend that you live for.
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The only fly in the ointment was the Patriots game. Time Warner Cable had an issue providing service to the area in the first half, then when service resumed in the second half, the Pats game came apart. They'll regroup.
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It was kind of nice to get away from the Moulton-Tierney Congressional race as it intensified this weekend with election day next Tues. As you Peeps may have ascertained, the MOAM has invested a bit of emotion in his support of Moulton, who shapes up as a fresh, honest face with a solid record of military and academic accomplishment.
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In North Conway, the local news markets cover Portland, Maine and Manchester, NH, and both electorates appear to have a strong sprinkling of both Liberal and Conservative views. Scott Brown looks like he will have an uphill battle with Jeanne Shaheen if you take your indications from the number of roadside political signs that are scattered throughout the area.
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But what surprised me the most was the amount of political ads that place opponents in photo opportunities with President Obama and view that as a given negative.
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Generally, if you are a politician in a photo with the POTUS, it is a positive indication that the President supports you. That's why Presidents are a sought after commodity in local fund raising events. But each political ad in the North country that featured Obama posed a proof positive assumption that the candidate supported ObamaCare, Illegal Immigration or some other insidious policy that exposes the candidate in an unfavorable light.
You don't see those types of ads in the Boston Market.
Wednesday, September 03, 2014
Why Vote for Seth Moulton?
So the obnoxious political ad says that you shouldn't vote for Seth Moulton because a ..... Republican..... group gave him money.
Course his opponent, John Tierney, is a lock step Nancy Pelosi Democrat, who has never wandered a a smidgen away from the standard Democratic lines that they feed to their unthinking herd.
I'm an Independent, and I highly resent it when some close minded dweeb decides that calling someone a "Republican" is the ultimate condemnation. It doesn't even bother me that Seth Moulton characterizes himself as a "Progressive Democrat", I just want to see people in office who have the fortitude to speak the truth as they see it.... and by the way..... if you think Tierney didn't know anything about all of the dirty off-shore money that his wife ran through his personal checking account, then I've got a Bridge in Brooklyn that you may be interested in.
Moulton is a guy who had the world by the Balls, coming out of Phillips Andover and Harvard..... he could have written his own ticket....but obviously he answered the need to give back and serve our Country in Iraq.
Your Nanepashemet Mountain of a Man doesn't know him, never met him, never even shook his hand. But a guy with his promise doesn't show up that often.
When I look at the photo above, taken during one of his four tours of duty in Iraq..... I see an "American". I will register as a Democrat if necessary, but I'm voting for Seth Moulton for the Massachusetts 6th Congressional District seat.... and I hope you do too.
Course his opponent, John Tierney, is a lock step Nancy Pelosi Democrat, who has never wandered a a smidgen away from the standard Democratic lines that they feed to their unthinking herd.
I'm an Independent, and I highly resent it when some close minded dweeb decides that calling someone a "Republican" is the ultimate condemnation. It doesn't even bother me that Seth Moulton characterizes himself as a "Progressive Democrat", I just want to see people in office who have the fortitude to speak the truth as they see it.... and by the way..... if you think Tierney didn't know anything about all of the dirty off-shore money that his wife ran through his personal checking account, then I've got a Bridge in Brooklyn that you may be interested in.
Moulton is a guy who had the world by the Balls, coming out of Phillips Andover and Harvard..... he could have written his own ticket....but obviously he answered the need to give back and serve our Country in Iraq.
Your Nanepashemet Mountain of a Man doesn't know him, never met him, never even shook his hand. But a guy with his promise doesn't show up that often.
When I look at the photo above, taken during one of his four tours of duty in Iraq..... I see an "American". I will register as a Democrat if necessary, but I'm voting for Seth Moulton for the Massachusetts 6th Congressional District seat.... and I hope you do too.
Tuesday, September 02, 2014
A Leadership Vacuum
We have a State Department with Embassies and Consulates all over the world. We have an ingrained CIA, NSA and God Knows What Else surveying and gathering intelligence on a massive and constant basis. We have the largest and most powerful Navy in the world and control the international corridors. When President Obama says we have no strategy to deal with ISIS in Syria, he is either confused, insincere, or has no ability to manage the immense resources at his disposal.
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Are you happy that we elected this Community Activist from Chicago with an affinity for teleprompters? The fault is not Obama's. It is the herd that elected him.... Twice.
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Are you happy that we elected this Community Activist from Chicago with an affinity for teleprompters? The fault is not Obama's. It is the herd that elected him.... Twice.
Monday, September 01, 2014
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Benefits of A Seth Moulton Vote
I don't always vote for Democrats.
But when I do....
I vote for Seth Moulton for Congress.
This is how you will feel when you vote for Seth.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Opinionettes.
The little girl who killed her instructor with an Ooze Automatic weapon when it recoiled..... we lost a perfectly good village idiot in that tragedy.
Martha Coakley is taking a page out of Elizabeth Warren's book.... campaigning against the Big Banks and the Old Boy Network.... it is phony, yet fodder for the Democratic herd which will elect this vindictive and hurtful politician.
Brad and Angelina got married.... freaking whoop di do.
If Massachusetts doesn't elect the ticket of Baker and Polito, it will get what it deserves and will lose a huge opportunity for professional management to solve its massive issues.
Why are we paying millions on the Boston Marathon Bomber's defense?
I can't wait for the medical community to admit that deep fried food is good for you.
Facebook is an incredible invention that has rekindled relationships and reunions that were never before possible and I am grateful.
Summer comes and goes quicker every year, and global warming is a crock.
Angry Orchard Hard Cider and Captain Morgans Spiced Rum is a delicious cocktail but will get you looped after two.
Enough for now.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Karyn Polito
Went to see Karyn Polito, Republican Candidate for Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor this evening at a meet and greet organized by my old friend, Louis Markakis, at Palmer's Restaurant in Downtown Marblehead.
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She is the real deal.
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Strong Emphasis on taking personal responsibility and weaning people away from depending on Government. Lower Taxes... cut Goverment Regulation... all those things that make sense but scare the pants off of Liberal Big Government.
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I liked her, but question whether she and Charlie Baker can get elected in this Commonweath of Entitlement.
Monday, August 25, 2014
Post Secret Project
I'm starting get the hots to build this greenhouse that I designed last year, somewhere on the Sundance Property.
Maybe in the Driveway where it will double as a garage. But nothing can happen until I finish the secret project.
Maybe in the Driveway where it will double as a garage. But nothing can happen until I finish the secret project.
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Secret Project Progress
The secret project that I have been working all summer long is at a critical milestone. I will disclose it at the proper time, but as of now, it is a secret... so don't be asking about it.
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